Recently, The Toy Foundation and People of Play made some announcements regarding various game awards from the toy end of the business.
The Toy Foundation unveiled its 2025 Toy of the Year (TOTY) Award finalists, which are given out yearly (see “TOTY Awards Game of the Year“). The nominees for games retail-related awards and their nominees are as follows:
Game of the Year: Chronicles of Light: Darkness Falls (Disney Edition) by Ravensburger North America, Inc.; Flip 7 by The Op; Gnome Hollow by The Op; Hitster by Jumbo Group; Life in Reterra by Hasbro, Inc.; SNAP 2 IT by Elenco Electronics, LLC and UNO Show ’em No Mercy by Mattel, Inc.
Collectible of the Year: Deddy Bears Plush in Coffin by Innov8 Academy; Disney Lacers by Disney Consumer Products; Disney Lorcana Trading Card Game by Ravensburger North America, Inc.; Enchanted Elegance Collection – Ariel, Mulan, Rapunzel by Mattel, Inc.; LEGO Minifigures Dungeons & Dragons by LEGO Systems, Inc.; Pokemon Trainer Guess: Unova Edition by Ultra PRO; Pop! Yourself by Funko Inc. and Sticki Rolls Sticki Book by Sky Castle Toys.
The winners of these awards will be announced on February 28, 2025 at the TOTY Awards gala.
At the TAGIE awards, People of Play awarded April Mitchell the Game Innovator of the Year award. She has designed or co-designed a number of games on the toy side of the games industry, including Hooked on Hoops, ClueLess The Party Game, FormWorms, and more. Her upcoming games are Danger Hugs by MoCo Games and Exciting Game by Hootenanny, both of with are coming in Q4 2024.
Source: ICv2
